A few weeks ago, my friend, Laurie asked me if I'd be bringing an ax, fishing pole, rifle, gallon of tequila, and battery operated blender in my pack with me. (Totally serious, not kidding even a smidge) At that point I promised gear post. Which I promptly forgot and here I am on day 9 of the hike with no gear post in sight. Well, I am about to remedy that now!
This is what my gear looked like on day one of the trail. I can assure you that it has changed since then. But more on that later.
The big blue bag is my sleeping bag. It's a Kelty Clear Creek 20 degree bag. I also brought a silk bag liner and 3 body warmers just in case it got too cold in elevation.
The orange cylinder is my Thermarest sleep pad. The red bag, my first aid kit with band aids ( I have been using those a lot) ibuprofen ( ditto) sudafed, pepto and tums, Benadryl spray, cipro, anti chafe lotion, and an epi-pen.
The blue bag is camp gear like extra batteries, rope, a patch kit for the Thermarest, extra lighter, and duct tape. The orange dry bag has food. The black cylinder is my stove (pocket rocket) and MSR solo backpacker pot, bowl, & spoon, lighter, and fuel canister.
The green bag is clothes. I have base layer: EMS tech wick shirt, middlle layer REI tech wear shirt, and top layer Eddie Bauer insulated shell. Bottom base: EMS tights, Campmore waterproof pants. I have an LL Bean rain jacket, EMS shorts, and a long and short sleeve dryfit shirt from races. My camp clothes are hot chillies long indies and smart wool socks. For hiking, sock liners and EMS hiking socks.
Footwear: for the trail Vasque Sundowners, for camp, crocs.
I have a ziplock for hygiene stuff (toothpaste and toothbrush, baby wipes, q-tips, contacts and solution, foot-care stuff, etc)
In the strap packets, I have a Swiss Army knife, thermometer, head lamp, iodine tabs for water treatment.
Lastly, I had the iPhone, iPad mini, 2 trail books, a journal and pen, and iPod.
The big blue bag is my sleeping bag. It's a Kelty Clear Creek 20 degree bag. I also brought a silk bag liner and 3 body warmers just in case it got too cold in elevation.
The orange cylinder is my Thermarest sleep pad. The red bag, my first aid kit with band aids ( I have been using those a lot) ibuprofen ( ditto) sudafed, pepto and tums, Benadryl spray, cipro, anti chafe lotion, and an epi-pen.
The blue bag is camp gear like extra batteries, rope, a patch kit for the Thermarest, extra lighter, and duct tape. The orange dry bag has food. The black cylinder is my stove (pocket rocket) and MSR solo backpacker pot, bowl, & spoon, lighter, and fuel canister.
The green bag is clothes. I have base layer: EMS tech wick shirt, middlle layer REI tech wear shirt, and top layer Eddie Bauer insulated shell. Bottom base: EMS tights, Campmore waterproof pants. I have an LL Bean rain jacket, EMS shorts, and a long and short sleeve dryfit shirt from races. My camp clothes are hot chillies long indies and smart wool socks. For hiking, sock liners and EMS hiking socks.
Footwear: for the trail Vasque Sundowners, for camp, crocs.
I have a ziplock for hygiene stuff (toothpaste and toothbrush, baby wipes, q-tips, contacts and solution, foot-care stuff, etc)
In the strap packets, I have a Swiss Army knife, thermometer, head lamp, iodine tabs for water treatment.
Lastly, I had the iPhone, iPad mini, 2 trail books, a journal and pen, and iPod.
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